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The Android Malware that exploits Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Taking about new and sophisticated Android malware, we may have a winner. A malware that uses Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers to send stolen information to the malware author has made its entry. When it comes to sophistication, this mobile malware is known to outrun most malware families. Part of the mobile malware’s sophistication […]

This Week’s Latest News on IT Security and Updates

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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IT Returns of SRK, Salman Khan, and Sachin Tendulkar Hacked Looks like cyber criminals have their eyes on Bollywood as well. Reportedly, a Chartered Accountancy (CA) student has been charged with hacking into the income tax returns of Bollywood stars Sharukh Khan and Salman Khan. Industrialist Anil Ambani and sport stars Sachin Tendulkar and MS […]

Watch out for Fake BBM apps for Android – they are here to dupe you!

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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BlackBerry has halted its global release of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) version for Android and iPhone platforms. What you may have downloaded or are going to download, is a fake (probably malicious) application. What’s going on? Back in May, BlackBerry managed to raise quite a lot of eyebrows, when it declared that Android and iPhones users […]

This Week’s Latest News on IT Security and Updates

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Microsoft warns Users of Critical Internet Explorer Vulnerability All supported versions of Internet Explorer, as reported by Microsoft, have a new security vulnerability. This security flaw can allow a hacker to use remote code execution (RME) and gain access to the victim’s computer. Incidents of malwares exploiting IE 8 and IE 9 have already been […]

Critical Security Alert for Internet Explorer Users by Microsoft

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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The Redmond Giant has issued a critical security advisory in the interest of Internet Explorer users. Reports are in that, a security vulnerability in all supported versions of IE has been let loose. What is the Vulnerability? In its official security advisory, Microsoft has reported the vulnerability to be a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. […]

This Week’s Quick Bytes on IT Security News and Updates

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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2,900 Online Banking Infections Hit India in the Second Quarter of 2013 Reportedly, the second quarter of 2013 witnessed a whopping 1,45,000 online banking infections globally. 2% of this figure, which comes to 2,900, appears to have occurred in India. Security analysts were able to detect a malware that redirects customers to phishing sites, where […]

IPv6 – the Future of Internet

  • knowlegde-centre / 12 years
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If there is anything that can be placed after food, air, and water, it is Internet. The number of computers connected to the internet has become directly proportional to the services that are deployed over networks. This post talks about IPv6, which is the next generation Internet Protocol. What is IP Address? Like every element […]

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